Alumni news trict, was named a 2010 Honorary Knight by the Missouri University School of Science and Technology.
design firm in St. Louis which provides planning and designs for urban and community settings.
Rebecca (Dillon) Hutchinson ’97 is the FACS instructor, focusing on consumer family science, at Bourbon High School. This marks a return for her to her alma mater.
Jared DeLaney ’03 is the band director for the 399th Army Band at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Kevin Lee ’97 has lived in Beijing, China, since 2004, with wife Melody Zhang and their five daughters, three adopted from Hubei, China. He is a systems administrator for the Embassy of Canada. Michele Niemczyk ’97 is a pediatrician at the Crider Health Center in Warrenton, Mo. Crider Health Center is a nonprofit organization providing primary health, dental, and pediatric services to individuals in St. Charles, Franklin, Lincoln, and Warren Counties who have no health insurance, are under-insured, or have an income at or below the poverty level. Bradley Holman ’99 is a Corporal with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, working out of the Troop B headquarters in Macon, Mo. Brian Hubler ’99 is the director of employment and transition services for St. Louis Arc, an organization supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families. Nicole (Vieth) Stacey ’99 is the head softball coach at Lincoln University, an NCAA Division II school located in Jefferson City, Mo. David Ambrose ’00 is the team leader of the Management Information Support Team in the Center for Automation Support for the Social Security Administration, located in Kansas City, Mo. The Dessieux siblings, Guesly ’00, Lesly ’00 and Luc ’96, along with other family members, have been lending medical aid in the Haitian relief efforts from the January 2010 earthquake. (See story on p. 67) Alisa (Kayser) Dougherty ’01 is a senior accountant, coordinating financial operations and forecasting financial results, at Arcturis Inc., a
Laura (Arthur) Harbison ’03 graduates from the Cox Family Medicine residency program in Springfield, Mo., June 2010. She is going into private practice in Cameron, Mo., at Cameron Regional Medical Center. Katherine Chancey ’05 is an associate veterinarian at Mexico Animal Hospital in Mexico, Mo. Daniela Georgieva ’05 is the head men’s and women’s cross country track coach at Purchase College, an NCAA Division III school, in New York. Jared Milligan ’05 is a Missouri Conservation agent for Laclede County. Carlei (Bryan) Wies ’05 graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with her master’s degree in education in curriculum and instruction in 2007. She teaches fifth grade for the Boonville School District and is the assistant high school volleyball coach. Jeff Kremer ’06 is an athletic trainer for Missouri Western State University and participates in outreach service to a number of area high schools. Thoren Maule ’06 continues to work for ABC Laboratories and has been assigned to a newly formed group focused on good manufacturing practices - analytical, specializing in inhalation product analytical development. Abby McClelland ’06 received her Master of Education in Elementary Administration from William Woods University. She currently teaches kindergarten at Daly Elementary in Fayette, Mo. Teon Wilson ’07 re-signed with the Wichita Wild of the Indoor Football League. This is his third year playing indoor football. Angela Bartley ’08 is clinical supervisor of pediatrics at University of Missouri Children’s Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Rigo Bravo ’08 lives in Columbia and works as a youth specialist II with the Division of Youth Services in Montgomery City. Christina Bartholomew ’09 teaches junior high communication arts in the Slater, Mo., Alexander Elementary School.
Gathering at Les Bourgeois A-frame in Rocheport on April 29, 2010.
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Angie and Christy Laxton, both class of ’09, published their research paper, “Cedrela odorata acts as a Contraceptive in Adult Female Mice,” in the Nov. 2009 Journal of Young Investigators. They will be attending medical school at American University of Antigua in the fall. the choir teacher in the Salisbury School District. Kathryn “Kd” Polson ’09 is an employment support coordinator for the Central Missouri Community Action Career Center. C.J. Zeller ’09 is the head basketball coach at Prairie Home High School and lives in Boonville, Mo.
Marriages Gary Miller ’71 and Mike Gollbach were married in a legal ceremony in July 2008 and a Quaker wedding ceremony in March 2009. Tiffany Peck ’93 and Eric Miller were married Aug. 29, 2009. Stacia (Petterson) ’99 and Jim Nunley Jr. were married June 27, 2008. Amy Reynolds ‘01 and Dustin Hathcock were married Oct. 24, 2009. Corinna Bennett ‘03 and Bruce Moore were married July 25, 2009. Carlei Bryan ’05 and Clinton Wies were married July 12, 2008. Andria Altman ’06 and Brandon Haynes were married Sept. 12, 2009. Tessa Frazee ’06 and Brian Patterson were married Oct. 24, 2009. Emily Capps ’07 and Joseph Rice ’06 were married June 28, 2008. Emily Bohm ’09 and Dale Davenport were married Oct. 17, 2009. Michael Geddes ’09 and Rae Anne Soltess were married Oct. 3, 2009.
Births Louann (Thogmorton) Shaner ’70 announces the birth of her grandson, Noah Patrick Mataya, born Oct. 15, 2009. Proud aunt is Cathy Thogmorton ’71. Noah is also the grandson of the late Bob Shaner ’70 and the great-grandson of the late Jim “Dean T” and Helen (Puckett) Thogmorton, both class of ’43. John ’74 and Leslie (Reynolds) ’75 Craig announce the birth of their granddaughter, Lillie Rose, born Jan. 11, 2009.
Ashley Garing ’09 teaches special education at Moberly Senior High School in Moberly, Mo.
Joseph Galloway ’85 and wife Bonnie announce the birth of their grandson, Cullen Michael, born Aug. 14, 2009.
Jenna (Lechner) Maule ’09 is
Johndavid Kerr ’88 and wife Julia announce
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